by Joan Amades · ISBN 9788488882943
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«Corpus, l’auca de la processó» is the historical essay by Joan Amades, published by El Mèdol in 1997 (188 pages, in Catalan).
The book studies the celebration of Corpus Christi in Catalonia, with attention to its social customs and the popular religiosity surrounding the feast. The volume includes an overview of the history of the celebration, with contributions by Amadeu Carbó i Martorell and Antoni Serés i Aguilar, a foreword by Albert Rumbo i Soler, and bibliographic references.
Fourth volume in the Biblioteca Joan Amades collection. First edition published in Tarragona in 1997; includes bibliographic references on pages 187-188.
For those interested in the history of popular festivals, ethnography, and the religious traditions of Catalonia.
Joan Amades i Gelats was a Catalan ethnologist and folklorist. An autodidact, he worked at the historical archive of the city of Barcelona and at the Museum of Industry and Popular Arts of the same city. From 1956 onwards, he collaborated with UNESCO. He was also an important promoter of Esperanto and founded the Federació Esperantista Catalana. Perhaps the most important book in his large bibliography is Costumari Català, the main work for the study of Catalan popular culture.
